PROJECTS - AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS



NH Resource Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders

The New Hampshire Resource Center for Autism offers Academic Initiatives: Ph.D. Program: Preparing Leadership Personnel in the Area of Educating and Supporting Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Project LEAD); a Graduate Certificate in Autism Spectrum Disorders; Research Initiatives: the Early markers and Beyond Access Projects; and Professional Development and Technical Assistance: Jumpstart; Communication Skill Builders; On–Site Technical Assistance and Training; Annual Autism Summer Institute; and the Autism National Committee Bookstore.

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Preparing Leadership Personnel in Autism

In 2003, the Institute on Disability/UCED, at the University of New Hampshire, received a four-year grant from U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, for Project LEAD - Preparing Leadership Personnel in the Area of Educating and Supporting Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The purpose of the grant is to prepare leaders in teaching, research, public policy, and advocacy. When the grant project ends, the specialization on ASD will remain as a permanent part of the Ph.D. program in Education at the University of New Hampshire.

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Jumpstart

Jumpstart is a project designed to offer a model of individualized support to New Hampshire families and providers in order to support young children who have autism or autism-like characteristics. Jumpstart provides comprehensive, individualized support with a core of three important elements: development of functional communication skills, supported participation in socially inclusive environments, and multi-faceted family support.

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Early Markers: Early Developmental Markers for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Infants

Early Markers is a research project that attempts to improve our understanding and identification of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in infants and toddlers through careful developmental monitoring of infant siblings of children with autism in both clinic and home settings. These infant siblings are at increased genetic risk to also develop ASD and provide a unique window into the earliest manifestations of ASD.

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